In service March 2012 – Replaced 3000 series Number built 42 vehicles (7 sets) | Manufacturer Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo Constructed 2011– Number in service 30 vehicles (5 sets) | |
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The Nagoya Municipal Subway N3000 series (名古屋市交通局N3000形) is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya on the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line in Japan since March 2012.
Contents
Formation
As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of four six-car sets, N3101 to N3104, formed as follows, with three motored ("M") cars and three non-powered trailer ("T") cars. (Weights are for the aluminium-bodied first set, N3101.)
The M1, M2, and M3 cars are each equipped with a single-arm pantograph.
Interior
The trains feature longitudinal bench seating throughout with blue moquette seat covers, and red moquette for priority seating at the ends of cars. The moquette incorporates a pattern based on Arimatsu tie-dyeing designs for which Nagoya is famous. 17-inch wide-aspect LCD passenger information displays are provided above alternate doorways, with four per car.
History
The first set, N3101, was delivered from Hitachi's factory in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi in October 2011. It entered revenue service from 16 March 2012. The second set, N3102, was built at Nippon Sharyo's factory in Toyokawa, Aichi, and delivered in May 2012.
Build details
The build histories of individual sets are as follows. Set N3101 has an aluminium body, while sets N3102 onward have stainless steel bodies.